An Assistive System for Upper Limb Motion Combining Functional Electrical Stimulation and Robotic Exoskeleton

The number of patients with motor dysfunction has increased rapidly over the past decade, in part due to the overall aging of society and the prevalence of neuromuscular disorders. To assist the upper limb in activities of daily livings, we have developed a wearable, portable and hybrid system with multi-degrees of freedom (DOFs). This novel hybrid system combined functional electrical stimulation...